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Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:04:46 GMT
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c576653@cclabs^StopSpammers^.missouri.edu
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Jasper Janssen wrote:
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> Actually.. I don't really think one should ban guns in the US.
> _Slightly_ more heavy restrictions would be a good thing, IMHO,
> though.
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> Just as long as you don't force guns on me or my country, I can deal
> just fine with not forcing you to give them up.
Cool.
> Indeed. By the way, contrast this, if you will, with the .nl driving
> licence: On average, it takes about 2.5 tests and 30-40 hours of
> practical training to get the practical exam right. The theoretical
> exam is a lot more easy, at least if your memory works like mine. I've
> also seen people who had to take _that_ one 6 or 7 times, though.
Now, if we look at the number of automobile-related deaths, I think
adopting something similar for the US might be in order. Guns are
really pretty safe, but cars are dangerous as hell.
--
Sincerely,
Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA
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| (...) Whoops. Musta thought I was still in alt.peeves (where I am currently also involved in a gun-control thread that is, at last count, something on the order of 1000 messages and growing...). (...) Well, yeah. I mean, however much _anyone_ may or (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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